Another no-hitter in baseball, this one by pitcher Homer Bailey, as the Cincinnati Reds defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0.
The only run was scored in the opening inning on a sacrifice fly. Other no-hitters recorded against the Pirates since the turn of the 20th century:
Tom Hughes, 1916, Boston Braves
Carl Hubbell, 1929, New York Giants
Sam Jones, 1955, Chicago Cubs
Bob Gibson, 1971, St. Louis Cardinals
Bailey struck out 10 batters in a 1-0 no-hitter. Here are the other pitchers with the same result since 1969:
Dennis Eckersley, 1977, Cleveland Indians
Mike Witt, 1984, California Angels
Kevin Millwood, 2003, Philadelphia Phillies
Roy Halliday, 2010, Phillies
Felix Hernandez, 2012, Seattle Mariners
http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=320928123
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The only run was scored in the opening inning on a sacrifice fly. Other no-hitters recorded against the Pirates since the turn of the 20th century:
Tom Hughes, 1916, Boston Braves
Carl Hubbell, 1929, New York Giants
Sam Jones, 1955, Chicago Cubs
Bob Gibson, 1971, St. Louis Cardinals
Bailey struck out 10 batters in a 1-0 no-hitter. Here are the other pitchers with the same result since 1969:
Dennis Eckersley, 1977, Cleveland Indians
Mike Witt, 1984, California Angels
Kevin Millwood, 2003, Philadelphia Phillies
Roy Halliday, 2010, Phillies
Felix Hernandez, 2012, Seattle Mariners
http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=320928123
[font=comic sans ms, cursive]How impressive was that performance?
